Terms starting with “S”
610 election security terms starting with S, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Special District Election
VerifiedAn election for officers of specific types of political subdivisions, such as cemetery districts and hospital districts. Wyo. Stat. §22-29-101.
Special Election
Primary, general, municipal, proposition, run-off, or recall election that is not held on a date and time regularly scheduled through statute. A special election may be combined wi...
Special Election Review
VerifiedAn "ELECTION conducted in a county or counties whenever the unofficial returns of a REVIEW primary or election indicate that a mandatory recount is likely in a race for the state l...
Special Federal Ballot
VerifiedA ballot for a N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §11-212. See also SPECIAL FEDERAL VOTER. BALLOT. SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL
Special Federal Voter
VerifiedA citizen of the U.S. who resides outside the U.S. and who is eligible to vote in elections for in a state even though not domiciled in that state. N.Y. Election Laws FEDERAL OFFIC...
Special General Election
VerifiedAn election "held only (a) whenever any vacancy occurs in the offices of United States senator, United States representative, state senator, or state representative because of fail...
Special Interest Group
VerifiedA group of people who have particular requests and who try to influence political decisions involving them.
Special Legislative Election
VerifiedAn "election called by the general assembly." Col. Stat. §1-1-104(47).
Special Paper Ballot
VerifiedA "printed ballot designed to be marked by a voter with a DEVICE." Iowa VOTE MARKING Code §52.1(2)(f).
Special Presidential Ballot
VerifiedA ballot for a N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §11-104. See also SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTER. BALLOT. SPECIAL FEDERAL
Special Presidential Voter
Verified"Any person who shall change his residence from this state to another state or from one county or city of this state to another such county or city, after the thirtieth day next pr...
Special Primary
VerifiedA "primary that arises from some exigency or special need outside the usual routine." Georgia Code Ann. §21-2-2(34). An election held to choose the nominees for vacant public offic...
Special Primary Election
VerifiedPRIMARY. SPECIAL
Special Purpose District
VerifiedAny "local governmental unit other than a county or municipality." Wisc. St. §5.02(20g).
Special Referendum
VerifiedAny held at a special election which is not held concurrently with the another REFERENDUM election. Wisc. St. §5.02(20r).
Special Village Election
VerifiedAny "election of village officers, other than, the ELECTION." N.Y. Election GENERAL VILLAGE Laws (consol.) §15-102(2).
Special Write In Absentee Ballot
VerifiedA provided by about half of the states to citizens who will be unable to obtain or BALLOT complete a regular in time for an election. The special write-in absentee ABSENTEE BALLOT...
Specialized Computer
Verified"Automatic tabulating equipment constructed primarily for the purpose of tabulating ballots and printing results." 31 Ky. Admin. Regs. §2:010(1)(21). Similarly in Mich. Rules §168....
Specially Qualified Voter
VerifiedA "person (a) who is otherwise eligible to register as a voter; and (b) (1) whose present domicile is outside the United States and whose last domicile in the United States was Mas...
Specification
VerifiedAn assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, and architectural designs)...
Specification, Technical
VerifiedDocument that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product, process or service.
Specimen Ballot
VerifiedA "facsimile of a ballot used by a local board to provide notice to registered voters of the contents of the ballot." Md. Elec. Code §1-101(pp). Also DIAGRAM.
Spidering
Verifiedthe process where hackers familiarize themselves with their targets in order to obtain credentials based on their activity
Spillage
Verified1. Security incident that results in the transfer of classified or CUI information onto an information system not accredited (i.e., authorized) for the appropriate security level....